Flexible fire-resisting curtain.



PATENTED MAR 19, 1907. E. H. MoGLOUDf FLEXIBLE FIRE RESISTING CURTAIN. APPLICATION FILED FEB 9,1905

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FLEXIBLE FIRE-:RESISTING CURTAIN.-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD HARRISON Mo .ILOUD, a citizen of the United Sta'tes, residing at 209 South Monroe avenue, Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Flexible Fire-Resistin Curtains; and I do herebydeclare the fol to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others'skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The "object of the owing present invention is to provide a flexible fire-resistingcurtain that S diation' of heat, and, further,

willtend to-prevent the transmission and rato provide a "curtain oipeculiar'construction in which materials having different.

I 'lOI'lQ properties can be nt1hzed, without en.-

dangering the safety of' the curtain, The manner in which this is attained illustrated in the accompanying drawmgs'.

- smaller scale.

the surface (L'y ,Fig'. 2 is similar to Fig.'1', except that the non conductor is a :1 -Fig.'3;thesame.as i .2,except that the non- V 45 ,to the opposite s ide.

, Fig-4 is a mo tion of fire, the metallic partfof thesection will absorb more-heat and expand to a greater j; degree than the f non-conductive I material I This is particularly true concerningthe-"lat' It is therefore evident that metallicpart-ofithejscctioni "irom thatof. the emen V the length or the '55 Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 are" portions otthe curtain ShQWILlI-l isometric PI'OJGGUOIL. Flgs.

5 and 6 show the curtain in elevation to a tional views. a

A represents one of many metallic sections which constitute a curtain a, the main body 1.3 edges of a form ada I connectedwith ad 'per andlower edges, forming the hinged'portions, are oppositely disposed and of a section; a? and c ted to act as hinges when acent sections. The upsubstan-' tiallyhook-shaped, andone of said edges is provided with a shouldera V The connection is made by longitudinally slipping the lower edge of one section into the upper edge pi the adjoining section. v a

a is a-n'onconductorof'heat secured to plied'to one sidefonly;

conductorflis a plied I difiedcombination jot; Fig 2- and 3.

. eral expansion.

Specification of Letters Patent; Application filed-February 9, 1905, Serial Nov 244,9 91.

physical and ca- Figs. ,7 and 8 are enlarged secthe upper and lower hen the curtain is "subjected toihe ac- 0 Patented March 19, 1907.

ductive material, and if the two are rigidly connected together a stress will exist between them which would cause a rupture of the weaker material ordistort these ction 'from its original shape and probably cause the sections to become disengaged. To ob- T viate this, I have the: two materials made provision whereby can act. independently of each other. I'apply the non-conductive material to the metallic sections either in several short pieces or in "one continuous piece, as shown in Figs. 5 andfi. V In Fig. 5the' rivet a is laced iii-the center of the short length a. diihe rivets a) on either side of the'rivet a fit in circular'hol'es'in the metallic section Aand in elongated holes. a, in the material a. The excess expansion willoccur in. the

inetallic iece A, and the rivet a"will move towardt e oppositeyend of the-elongated hole It is obvious that the same results would be obtained by a reversal of the elongated and round holes with respect to the material in which they are perature the space a between the parts a, will be closed, but. will open slightly upon the application of heat. In F ig. 6 at the center 0 the curtain the material (I is secured rigidly by the rivet (1. fitted in circular holes in the material a and the metallic section A. The rivets a are spaced each side. As intense heat greatly impairs the' -efiiciencv of metal, rendering it less still and diminishing placed. At a normaltern-I its s trength,,I have endeavored to protect, as

tions' together. I What I claim, and

ters Patent, is'- far as possible,'the hinge which joins the sec desire to secure Let 1. .A flexible fire-resisting curtain composed of a plurality of hinged metallic sections, the surfaces thereof being partly 00V; ered by a material, noij1-conductive of heat;-=

Isaid non-conductive material being-divided into sections, means for connecting n'on-co1i1 (luct1ve material to .themetallicsec'tlons and means whereby the non-conductive materiaL .and' metallic sect1ons can expandiindepend l ently. 2. Ina flexible fire-resisting curtain composed of hinged metalliesectioris, the 'sur-' fa es thereof heingpartly coveredby a mate' Trial, non-conductiveof heat, means for secur* ing to the metallic section, the non-conduct: ive material, and means material and-the metallic sections. v

too

} for permitting the gunequ al expansion vof the non-conductive 7 section having adapted to secure said coating upon said supporting means and permit expansion of one of the same relative to the other.

5. A flexible fire-resisting curtain eom-- prising a plurality .of-hinged metallic sections, the surfaces of said sections having secured thereto a refractory material, and

-means adapted to secure said refractory ma terial to said sections and permit expansion of one-of the same relative to the other.-

6. A fire-resisting curtain comprising a plurality of hinged sections, each of which is composed of a metallic member and a refractory member joined together so that one may expand freely relative to the other.

7'. In a device of the class described, in

combination, a plurality of hingedly-connected metallic sections each comprised by a ,metallicpart and a refractory part, and rivets extending'through elongated openings in said refractory partfor securing the same to the metallic member i 8. Ina device of the class described, in combination, a metallic slat provided with "means for joining it to other slats and having its body portion provided with a heat-resisting material, and means loosely connect- 'ing said,.material to said slat wherebyun:

equal expansion of said materialfand, said slat is freely permitted. 1 p

9.' In a device of the class described, a me tallic slat provided withmeansfor joining it to other slats and having a heat-resisting material different from that of which the slat is constructedapplied to one of its surfaces and isconstructed applled'to it's 1111181101 and exrneans loosely connectin said material to said slat whereby une'qua expansion of said material and said slat is freely permitted- -10. In a device of the class described, a metallic slat provided with meansifor joining it to oth er slats and having a heat-resisting material different from that-of which the slat terior surfaces, and means loosely connecting said slat and said materialwhereby 'une ualiexpansion of said slat and said materia freely 'ermitted.

fis;

'11. combination, a metallic slat provided at itsedge with a hook, a heat-retarding material,

portions of which are loosely applied to cried the sides of said slat and to the back of said hook and means loosely connecting said slat and said material whereby unequal expann a device of the class describedg in sion ofsaid slat ,and' said material is freely permitted.

12; In a device of the class described, in combination, a metallic'slat provided at its edge with a hook and having arefractory material applied to, both of its sides, said refractory material on one side extending over the back of said hook whilethe material upon the other side does not extend to the hook and means loosely connecting said slat and said material whereby unequal expansion of said slat and said material is freely permitted.

' 13. Ina device of the class described,in combination, a plurality of metallic slats provided at their'edges with op ositely-disposed hooks and at one of their e ges with a shoulder and having a refractory material applied to both sides thereof, said refractory mate,

,rial upon one side thereof extending substantially to the hook and-ufpon'the opposite side the hook and means thereof over the back o loosely connectingsa d slatand said material whereby unequal expansion ofsaid slat 15'; Ina device of 'thejclassf 'described,in

combination, met-alliefsupporting means, av

relatively refractoryeo at1ng,means ad apted positively to secure portions'of said coating tosaid supporting means, and means adapted to secure other portions of said coating'to said supportingnieans .so that relative movement can take place therebetween; [I

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L 16. In a device of the class described, in

combination, metallic supporting means, a

relatively refractory coating therefor, a plure lity of rivets for securing portio'ns of said coating positively to said supporting, means,

and apluralit ofrivetsform's ecuring other portions'of 'sa1d-; coating to said supporting meansso that relative movement can take place therebetweenixu 17;"X device of the v tionaeach" of which is composed "of materials h'av ngj d fferent coefliclentsof ex anslon weenlw'hen they are 'su-bjeete'd'to heat,

in the'pres eneof two witnesses.-

j EDWARD 'HARRISION MGCLOUD. W1tnesses: Y

j' CARL LnoN' QRANDE'LLE,

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. .class d'esribed com p i n t c-ombination, a plurality of see-' joined to permit,rel-ativemovementit ierebe In tjestimony-whereofl affix my signature 

